#b2857e

Color #b2857e

A muted medium red.

Closest named color Rosy Brown #bc8f8f · ΔE 5.6 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-400 #aba09c · ΔE 13.3

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Conversions

HEX

#b2857e

RGB

rgb(178, 133, 126)

HSL

hsl(8.1, 25.2%, 59.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(8.1, 29.2%, 69.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 29.2%, 30.2%)

LAB

lab(59.66, 16.24, 10.51)

LCH

lch(59.66, 19.34, 32.91)

OKLCH

oklch(65.8%, 0.0568, 28.73)

HWB

hwb(8.1, 49.4%, 30.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7eabb2

Analogous

#b27e91

#b2857e

#b29f7e

Triadic

#b2857e

#7eb285

#857eb2

Split-complementary

#b2857e

#7eb29f

#7e91b2

Tetradic

#b2857e

#abb27e

#7eabb2

#857eb2

Square

#b2857e

#91b27e

#7eabb2

#9f7eb2

Shades

Color #b2857e mixed toward black.

#9f675f

#7f534c

#5f3e39

#3f2926

#201513

Tints

Color #b2857e mixed toward white.

#bf9994

#ccaea9

#d8c2bf

#e5d6d4

#f2ebea

Tones

Color #b2857e mixed toward gray.

#ae8882

#a98b87

#a58f8b

#a1928f

#9c9594

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

6.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a1a080 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#a3a680 · ΔE 27.4

Tritanopia

#b08181 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#909090 · ΔE 16.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #b2857e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#b2857e]

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Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Red #ff0000

Frequently asked questions

#b2857e (#b2857e) is rgb(178, 133, 126) in RGB.

No, #b2857e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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